[BaadAssGremlins] Re: Aluminum Door Sill Restoration

["Brad Jones" <wagonmasterx5@xxxxxxxxx>]

How much would a full set cost??



--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, AMC74HORNET@... wrote:
>
> Only 4 door sills are still available from Das Mopar as the last 
real
> AMC's were 4 door Eagles. My son worked for the local Mopar dealer 
and
> checked for me.
> "Doc"
> 
> 
> --- In amc_club_of_socal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, AMC74HORNET@ wrote:
> >
> > Boy do I wish some one made repo door sill plates. My son said he 
paid
> > 30$ for 2 for his Javelin.These are one real PIA to try to make 
to look
> > decent. Start out by washing with lacquer thinner, then with a 
small
> > brass wire wheel in my dremil clean out the ribs. Then with 
assorted
> > small hammers and picks remove the dents and dings as best you 
can. Then
> > wet sand to remove the scratches and corrosion pitting with 400# 
sand
> > paper and then go to 600# sand paper. I got 20 hours into one 
sill so
> > far and am only half way done with the 600# sanding. Next is 
sanding
> > with 1000# and then crocus cloth. Finally polish with Autosol 
metal
> > polish. There is 100% difference between the one that is almost 
half way
> > done compared to the other one which was just washed with lacquer
> > thinner. I hope the dazzle of the chrome like polished finish 
will hide
> > some of the dings and dents that were not able to be removed 
perfectly.
> > I spent around 5,000$ on this interior and would gladly have 
coughed up
> > the money for repo or NOS sill plates.
> > "Doc"
> >
> 
> Rumor has it that the door sills can be bought through mopar, but it
> doesent have any of the etching or details.
>






 
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